Portable combined ink pad and support



March 16 1926. 1,577,168

W. E. BOWERS PORTABLE COMBINED INK PAD AND SUPPORT Filed June 18, 1925 IN VEN TOR. llmv/Eo u/ens/v ATTORNEY.

Patented Mar. 15, 1926.

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.PATENT l orifice.:

' WILLIAM E. eownns, or BALTrrioiz'EQMARvLAND.

VIoivrannn Corinna/ED INK iAii AND SUPPORT.

'Application filed June 1S, 1925. Seria1'N..38,021.

To all whom t 'may conce-1%.'

Be it yknown that I, VVILLIAM E. BOWERS,

a cit'iv'en of" theUnited States, residing inkr the city 'of Baltimore and State of Maryland, have inventedv certainnewend useful Improvements in Portable Combined Ink. Pads and Supports, of which the following the invention has for: its object to'provide,

. in amanner asl hereinafter setV forth', aV combined inlt'padE and support capableof being removablyr mounted fixed positionbin' con- 0 vement reach of a person, more particularly in' fixed lposition ony the top of the side or A end; wall of a receptacle containing a large number of parcels', such as mail lmatter,

whereby the convenient 'stamping'fof ther x l L 1- r parcels can be` had as well as fuithei providing for an expeditious stampingopera'- Y tion. y Y y Further obJects of the inventionV areto rangement, strong," durable, compact, thor! oughlyv eflicient in its use, lco'nvei'iiently mounted vin fixed position, and inexpensive to' manufacture.

With the foregbing and other objects" in view,` the invention consists' of the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts, as hereinafter more specifically described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein is shown an embodiment of the invention, but it is to be understood that changes, variations and modifications can be resorted to which come. within the scope of the claim hereunto appended.

Inthe drawings wherein like reference charac-ters denote corresponding parts throughout the several views Figure l is a side elevation of a portable combined ink pad and support and further illustrating the arrangement of the same in fixed position with one of the walls ofl the receptacle, the latter being shown in dotted lines.

provide,in a manner as herein after set forth,V a portable combined ink pad and support," whichA is simple 1n its construction and arek Figure 2 is az front elevation of the portf able combined ink pad andsupport.

Figure 3 isa sectional plan.

Figure 4 isa side elevation, partly loiigitudinal section.

n A portable combined ink and support, in Laccordance with :this invention, includesan ink pad carrier of any suitablecontour and including means for receiving' and liold-r o ing the'ink pad which `also maybe of.v any; suitable contour, preferably the-carrier l, is intheform cfa rectangular-memb'erprofv vided with a circular pocket .2 for receiving acircularpad 3. lThe depth of-thepocket 2 vrelative tothe height .ofthe .pad 8 is such that` the latter/will permanently project above the upper face of they carrier 1.- Each outer corner of the carrier l4 is'rounded, as at e, andthe carrier l has the upper portion ofits outer endv edgev and a part' of each side edgebevelled,l as at`5, 6 respectively.-v

The( inner end'of'the carrier l is squared, as at 7. The length, width and thickness 0f the'ca'rlrier jl' can be as desired, andthe pocket 2 is disposedwcentrally of the upper'.8

face there-of and also can be of any desired diameten. f y Y Secured against the rear end of the carrier l'is a rectangular retaining member 8 of ya* greater heightthan the height of the carrier 1. The member 8 is flush with' theupper face of the 'carrier lv and'dependsa substan-v v tial distance below the lower face ofi said carrier, The ends of the member 8 are flush with'thel-sidesof the carrier l. The member 8 issecured' to the carrierl 1 through the mediumof a paii-, lof Youter' holdfastv devices' 9 and an inner holdfast'device 10, which is of less length than either of the holdfast devices 9. The holdfast devices 9 and l0 are in the form of screws and the heads 11 thereof are countersunk in the rear face 0f the member 8. The holdfast devices 9 are arranged above the holdfast device'lO and each of said holdfast devices 9 is positioned at a point nearer an end of the member 8 than the center thereof. Thev holdfast device 10 is positioned centrally of the member 8 and when in? position extend to a point in close proximity to the pocket 2. The arranging of the holdfast devices 9 and 10 in the manner as stated fixedly secured the retaining member 8 to the carrier l so that said member 8 cannot become disconnected from the ,arrier l under ordinary conditions. i

Mortised in the lower lace of the carrier l, centrally thereof, and disposed lengthwise ol the carrier is a substantially ree'anguiar head 12 of a combined supporting and locking member which coacts with the retaining member for the purpose of remov ably securing the carrier l in lixed position to a support, and said support by way of example is illustrated as one ol the walls 13 of a container. The combined support ing and locking member further includes an inwardly disposed arcuate extension li. which depends from the head l2. The rear end ot the head 12 is bevelled, as at l5, and said end opposes the lower portion ot' the retaining member 8. The bevel l5 inclines upwardly and forwardly with respect to the forward tace of the retaining member 8. The free end of the extension lll is also bevelled, as at 1G` and the said bevel 1C) forms a continuation ot the plane of the bevel .15. The bevelled inner end et the head 12, in connection with the depending portion ot' the retaining member 8, provides an opening 17, which gradually increases in width upwardly and in which the upper portion ot the wall 13 is forced to bind the saine against the support whereby the latter is retained in positionv` and when the top ot the *all is in such position the bevelled lower end of the extension l-i abuts against the same and sets up a bracing action to maintain the carrier l in the position shown in Figure l.

The head l2 oi the combined supporting and locking member is secured in the lower lace ot' the carrier l by a plurality of verti cally disposed hold-l`ast devices 18, which are in the form of screws and have their heads l5 countersunk in the bottom ot the pocket 2.

`lli/hen the combined ink pad and support is detachably mounted in the position as shown in Figure l, the carrier l is maintained in a position at right angles to the retaining member 8 through the medium ot the combined supporting and locking menr ber abutting against the outer `tace of the Yall 13 of the container. The device can be quickly removed :from set position and mounted in any other convenient position within the reach ol the operator, and it is obvious that in connection with the stamping olE mail matter, particularly parcel post packages, as the inl; pad and support can be removably mounted in lifted position upon any of the walls of the container for the parcels, the stamping operation can be conveniently had as well as expedited.

It is thought that the many advantages of' a portable combined ink pad and support in accordance with this invention, can be readily understood, and although the preferred embodiment ot the invention is as illustrated and described, yet it is to be understood that changes in the details ot construction can be hadv which will fall within the scope ot the invention as claimed.

lhat I claim is A support for an ink pad for mounting on the top edge ot' a receptacle comprising a substantially rectangular imperiforate carrier having its upper face formed with a shallow pocket to receive the ink pad, a rectangular retaining member having its outer tace positioned against and depending from the rear edge oli said carrier, means for securing the upper portion ot' said member to the carrier, a combined supporting and locking member consisting ot a head and an extension depending therefrom, said head mortised in the lower tace of the carrier intermediate the ends of the longitudinal median thereof and having its rear edge spaced and inclinng lrom the forward face oit said member, said edge inclining forwardly trom the bottom of the head, and means for detachably securing the head and farrier together.

In testimony whereof, I aliix my signature hereto. i

WILLIAM E. BOWTERS. 

